Taxes on goods and services in Myanmar
Myanmar: Taxes on goods and services was 24.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Myanmar, 1973–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 24.4% for taxes on goods and services in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 117.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Myanmar peaked at 53.8% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2012.
Myanmar ranks 113th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 32.5% | — |
| 1974 | 34.5% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 34.4% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 53.8% | +56.6% |
| 1977 | 52.5% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 45.1% | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 42.0% | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 39.6% | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 37.6% | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 36.3% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 38.7% | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 38.5% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 37.1% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 36.6% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 36.9% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 26.3% | -28.9% |
| 1989 | 30.2% | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 27.5% | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 32.0% | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 32.7% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 31.1% | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 28.7% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 25.9% | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 29.1% | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 26.4% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 32.8% | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -63.5% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +56.1% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.1% | 32.5% | 53.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 26.3% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 25.8% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 19.3% | 32.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 11.2% | 24.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More public sector data for Myanmar
- Arms imports 222.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 73.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 222.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 91.95 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0677 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 100.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.01 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 196.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Myanmar?
- Taxes on goods and services in Myanmar was 24.4% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 1976.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2012.
- How does Myanmar rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Myanmar ranks 113th out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.